Trunk.



PATENTBD APR. 18, 1905.

H. DAVIS.

TRUNK.

APPLIUATIQN FILED JAN. a, 1905.

2 SHBETS-SHIEET 1.

witwassen PATENTED APR. 18, 1905.

H. DAVIS.

TRUNK.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. s, 1906.

2 SHEETS-SHEET a guuenloz ark-raum,

wtneowo NTTED STATES Fatented April 18, 1905.

HERMAN DAVIS, OF NEV ORLEANS, LOUlSlANA.

TRUNK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 787,836, dated April 18, 1905.

Application filed January 3,1905. Serial No. 239,407.

ofthe United States, residing at New Orleans, in the pai'isli of Orleans and State of Louisiana., have invented new and useful Improvements in Trunks, of which the following is a specification.

My invention pertains to trunks of the wai'di'obe type, and contemplates the pi'ovision of a wardrobe-triink embodying such a construction that its capacity is inatei'ially increased without the necessity of making' it complicated, cumbersome, and costly.

The invention will be fully understood from the following' description and claims when taken in connection with the accompanying' drawings` foi'iuing part of this specilication, in which- 1 Figure Vl is a perspective view of the trunk constituting' the preferred embodimentofiny invention as the same appears when entirely open. Fig. is a long'itiidinal vertical section of the said ti'unk with all of its pai'ts in their closed position. Fig'. 3 is a view similar to Fig. lof a modified consti'iiction of trunk, and Fig. i is a longitudinal vertical section of the latter trunk as the same appears when closed.

Referring' by letter to the said drawings and more particularly to Figs. L and 2 thereof` A is the body of my novel ti'unk. The said body is rectai'lgular in foi'in, has a hinged wall u at one end extending' throughout the greater pai't of its height, and also has a transverse partition adjacent to the hinged wall, and cleats c on its side walls between the said partition and the hinged wall fr. ln the body is preferably placed a ti'ay B, which i'ests on cleats Z of the body and is preferably of such a height that its uppei' side is flush with the partition /f for the purpose presently set forth. C is a swinging tray embraced in the trunk. The said swinging tray comprises a main wall hinged at f to the 1' artition-wall side walls (y, disposed at right ang'les to the main wall, a cross-bar connecting the free edges of the side walls g at the outer ends thereof, and a bai' interposed between and connecting' the main wall e and the bar t. The bars /i and brace or lend strength to the l side walls g/ and are preferable for such rea- Be it known that l, Hui-:MAN Davis, a citizen l son, and the bai' /r also serves for the convenient connection of garment-hangei's. (Not shown.) llien in its upright position, the tray C is adapted to rest on the iippei' edge of the partition and also on the cleats c, and when the wall r/ is let down, as shown in Fig'. l, it will be observed that said ti'ay (l in connection with the body A will form a convenient wardrobe and one adapted to hold in oi'- derly arrangement a large iiumbei' of gai'- ments. This adaptability of the ti'ay to holda large iiuiiibei' of garments placed one in fi'ont of the other is due to the depth of the tray, and in oi'dei' to provide for the proper accommodation of the tray in the trinik when closed without employing' a body A of undue height l so relatively ai'i'ang'e the tray C and the body A that the former pi'ojects above the latter when resting' in its horizontal position and on the removable tray B, as shown in Fig'. Q. l) is the top of the ti'iink. The said top comprises a main portion /and flanges m, and one of the l'lang'es is hinged toa cori'espending side wall of the body A, whereby it will be seen that when the top is let down it will accommodate and entirely inclose the before-mentioned projecting' portion of the tray C. A strap, such as 11,01' any other suitable device is preferably employed in connection with the top l) to hold the said top against movement beyond the vertical, as shown in Fig'. 1. Any means compatible with the piii'- poses of my invention-"such, for instance, as the hooks and the complementary eyes .am may be provided in the trunk with a view of holding the wall ly against the side walls of the body A when the trunk is closed.

ln the practical use of the embodiment of my invention desci'ibcd the said embodiment is opened by raising' the top l) to an upright position, unfastening and swinging' the wall a downwardly until said wall i'estson the floor, and swinging the tray C into an upright position.

lt will also lith this done, it will be observed that 9 be observed that when the tray C is in an upright position the weight of the garments will tend to retain it in such position,'and, further, that with the tray C retained in the upright position ready access may be had to the tray B, and the said tray B may, if desired, be removed from and replaced in the body A with facility. To close the trunk, the wall (tv is swung to its upright position and fastened, the tray C is lowered to its horizontal position, and the top D is let down,when the several movable parts will occupy the relative positions shown in Fig. 2.

The modifiedconstruction shown in Figs. 3 and I is generally similar to the embodiment of the invention illustrated in Figs. l and 2. The said modified construction, however, differs from that in Fig. l in that it lacks the hinged wall a and cleats c on its body A and is provided on its tray Bl with a supplemental cross-bar i. This cross-bar "is designed to assist in properly holding garments in the tray B incident to swinging said tray and also when the tray is at rest in its upright and horizontal positions.

In a contemporary application of even date herewith, Serial No. 239,406, I have disclosed a trunk embodying a body and a verticallyswinging tray hinged tothe body. The said tray, however, differs from that comprised in the present embodiments of my invention in that it is hinged to one end wall of the body and is open at its inner side.

I have entered into a detailed description of the construction and relative arrangement of the parts included in the present and preferred embodiments of my invention in order to impart a full, clear, and exact understanding of the said embodiments. I do not' desire, however, to be understood as confining myself to such specific construction and relative arrangement of parts, as such changes or modifications may be made in practice as fairly fall within the scope of my invention as claimed.

Having described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1sn

1. In a wardrobe-trunk, the combination of a body, a vertically-swinging tray hinged to the body adjacent to one upright end wall thereof andcomprising a main Wall and side walls; said tray and body being' so relatively arranged that when the tray is swung into a horizontal position it will project above the body, and a top hinged to an upright wall of the body other than the end wall mentioned, and comprising a main wall and lianges; said top being arranged when closed to receive the upwardly-projecting portion of the tray.

2. In awardrobe-trunlr, the combination of a body, a swinging tray hinged at one end in the body at an intermediate point in the length of the body and adjacent to one end thereof and comprising a main wall and side walls eX- tending from the main wall toward the said end of the body; said tray and body beingI so relatively arranged that when the tray is swung into a horizontal position it will project partly above and partly below the upper edge of the body, and a top hinged to an upright wall of the body other than the end wall mentioned and comprising a main wall and fianges, whereby when said top is closed it is adapted to receive the upwardly-projecting portion of the tray.

3. In awardrobe-trunk, the combination of abody, a swinging tray hinged to the body and comprising a main wall, side walls,across bar connecting the free edges of the side walls at the outer ends thereof and a bar interposed between the main wall and the cross-bar and adapted to support garment-hangers or the like; said tray and body being so relatively arranged that when the tray is swung into a horizontal position it will project above and below the upper edge of the body, and a top hinged to the body and comprising a main wall and fianges, whereby when said top is closed it is adapted to receive the upwardlyprojecting portion of the tray.

4. Ina wardrobe-trunk, the combination of a body having a hinged, downwardly-swinging wall at one end, means for retaining said wall in its closed position, a swinging tray hinged at one end in the body at a point adjacent to the hinged end wall and comprising a main wall and side walls extending from the main wall toward the said hinged end wall of the body; said tray and body being so relatively arranged that when the tray is swung into a horizon tal position it will project partly above and partly below the upper edge of the body, and a top hinged to an upright wall of the body, other than the first-mentioned wall, and comprising a main wall and flanges, whereby when said top is closed it is adapted to receive the upwardly-projecting portion of the tray.

5. In a wardrobe-trunk, the combination of a body having a transverse partition-wall of a less height than its other upright walls,a swinging tray comprising a main wall hinged at one end to the upper end of said partitionwall and side walls disposed at right angles to the main wall; said side walls being arranged to project upwardly from the main wall and above the upper edges of the body when the tray is in ahorizontal position, and a top hinged to the body and comprising a main wall and flanges, whereby when said top is closed it isadapted to receive the upwardlyprojecting portion of the tray.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing' witnesses.

HERMAN DAVIS. WVitnesses:

C. METzGIt-R, C. B. HoYT.

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